1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 631 792 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 228 187 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 756 625 425 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 770 1 824 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 092 45 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 581 735 acres.. 150 491 170 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 694 acres.. 140 890 156 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 28 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 154 48 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 899 61 097 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 157 37 998 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 998 10 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 79 $100,000 or more .................... 119 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 945 37 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 325 46 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 360 Other ............................... 313 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 469 200 days or more ................... 238 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 292 number.. 7 176 7 743 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 215 number.. 2 918 3 042 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 559 557 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 257 number.. 3 441 4 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 95 number.. 25 011 38 486 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 103 number.. 37 031 68 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 36 number.. 845 927 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 402 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 307 441 acres.. 66 663 73 160 bushels.. 8 034 070 10 519 577 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 16 acres.. 242 464 tons, green.. 3 865 8 588 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 121 acres.. 5 086 4 752 bushels.. 283 757 233 675 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 21 acres.. 155 375 bushels.. 8 410 15 997 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 306 453 acres.. 64 551 72 145 bushels.. 2 786 357 3 048 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 294 acres.. 6 489 6 399 tons, dry.. 18 629 18 006 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 12 acres.. 120 66 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.